Monday, March 31, 2014

Aug. 2, 1929-March 29, 2014 Evelyn Christine Boykin Davis, 84, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial...

Oct. 27, 1956-March 29, 2014 Loftin Ray Kornegay, 57, Warsaw, died suddenly Saturday at Vidant Duplin. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens. He was born Oct. 27...

April 5, 1931-March 29, 2014 Tharron M. Lanier, 82, died Saturday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center. Graveside service will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park, with Durwood Maready officiating. Born in Duplin County he...

Sept. 17, 1916-March 30, 2014 Mrs. Lorelle Franck Martin, one of the Lord's sweet saints, went to be with the Lord Sunday, March 30. She was a native of Onslow County, and was born Sept. 17, 1916, as the...

Died March 22, 2014 Baby girl Serenity Imani Brewington, daughter of Sherrelle Burt and Montario Brewington, died March 22 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Graveside service will be today at 2 p.m. in Old Mill Cemetery. Arrangements are by J.B....

Sept. 21, 1961-March 28, 2014 Leslie Keith Capps, 52, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Graveside service will be today at 2 p.m. at Maplewood Cemetery. He was born in Wayne County Sept. 21, 1961, the son...

May 12, 1982-March 26, 2014 Mitchell Jay Hardison, 31, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Wednesday at his home. A service to celebrate and honor Mitch's life will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, March 31, 2014, at The Bridge Church...

April 30, 1929-March 28, 2014 Eldon Daris McKinney, 84, Pikeville, died Friday at the North Carolina State Veterans Nursing Home in Kinston. Memorial service will be today at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Died March 25, 2014 Gerda "Sue" Moneypenny, 84, beloved mother, homemaker and retired Wayne Community College sewing instructor, entered life triumphant Tuesday, March 25, in Hillsborough, N.C. She was the wife of the late William "Bill" Moneypenny, a local...

March 14, 1996-March 27, 2014 Patrick Montgomery Foster, 18, Mount Olive, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2014. He was born March 14, 1996, in Onslow County. He is survived by his parents, Chip and Christy Foster of Mount Olive...

July 9, 1933-March 22, 2014 Sarah Ethel Jones Pierce, 80, 3162 Old Smithfield Road, Princeton, died peacefully Saturday morning at SECU Hospice House. She was born July 9, 1933, and was the daughter of the late Joseph Millard Jones...

Died March 26, 2014 Royal Bryant Aycock, 88, Fremont, died March 26, 2014. Funeral will be Saturday at 6 p.m. at Fremont Free Will Baptist Church, followed by visitation. Interment will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery....

Sept. 17, 1953-March 15, 2014 Dorothy Fowler Barbee, 60, Hickory Crossroads Road, Kenly, died at home. No services are scheduled at this time. She was born Sept. 17, 1953, the daughter of the late Walter Alexander and Lillie Holmes...

Died March 27, 2014 Horace L. Carawan, 83, Newport, died Thursday, March 27, 2014, at Crystal Bluffs. Receiving of friends will be held 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Munden Funeral Home. Horace served in the United States Navy,...

Died March 21, 2014 Pauline Smith Coley, 98, died March 21 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, with elder Larry Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. Visitation...

July 29, 1927-March 26, 2014 Edward Thomas Freeman Sr., 86, Princeton, died Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Mr. Freeman was born July 29, 1927, and was the son of the late Josh Joseph Freeman and Lena Watson Freeman. He was...

June 11, 1956-March 15, 2014 Mildred Pender Hinnant, 57, Smithfield, died at home. No services are scheduled at this time. She was born June 11, 1956, the daughter of the late William Joseph Pender and Irene Angela Pender. She...

Died March 24, 2014 JoAnn Bagley Hunter, 63, 210 House St., died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Memorial service will be Saturday at noon at Goldsboro Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

Feb. 14, 1955-March 27, 2014 Michael Ray Johnson, 59, after a courageous battle with cancer, passed away peacefully into that far better life with his Lord and savior and with the beloved family who went before him. His courage...

July 5, 1942-March 25, 2014 Shirley Rose Lane, 71, passed away March 25, 2014, peacefully in her home surrounded by her family. Born in Wayne County July 5, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Lawton and Mammie...

Oct. 13, 1925-March 26, 2014 Corneva Inez Wiggins, 88, died Wednesday at Sunrise at George Mason in Fairfax, Va. Born in Sampson County, she was the daughter of Clarence and Carrie Thornton Baker. She was married to the late...

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Died March 21, 2014 Pauline Smith Coley, 98, died Friday in Brooklyn, N.Y. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, with elder Larry Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. Born...

Died March 25, 2014 James Edward Hill of Goldsboro went home to be with his Lord and savior March 25, 2014, at Kitty Askins Center. James was born in Greene County to the late T.D. and Mamie Taylor Hill....

Died March 24, 2014 JoAnn Bagley Hunter, 63, 210 House St., died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Memorial service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of...

Aug. 20, 1946-March 24, 2014 James "Tom" Creech Jr., 67, Selma, died March 24, 2014. Born in Johnston County Aug. 20, 1946, he was the son of the late James L. "Jaybird" and Mallie Lois Creech. He was preceded...

Died March 21, 2014 Elder Robert Daniels Jr., 87, 1006 Aycock St., Wilson, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday at St. Paul Church of Christ Disciples of Christ in Wilson. Arrangements...

Died March 20, 2014 Oscar Louis Grant, 60, Rosewood community, died Thursday at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Private graveside services were held at Flatfield Cemetery in LaGrange. Born Feb. 25, 1954, in Wayne County, he was the son of...

Homegoing services for Jean Hart Harper will be held tonight at 7 p.m. at Free Gospel Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church in Snow Hill, with visitation afterward. Services are entrusted to Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro. (Pd)...

Dec. 31, 1925-March 25, 2014 Worth White Parker, 88, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully early Tuesday morning at his home surrounded by his family. Worth was born in Wayne County Dec. 31, 1925, to the late William Leslie Parker and...

May 14, 1949-March 23, 2014 William August Soltis, 64, Goldsboro, formerly of Downers Grove, Ill., passed away Sunday, March 23, 2014, at his home. William was born in Chicago May 14, 1949, to the late John August and Virginia...

Died March 23, 2014 Carrie Helen Fillyow, 81, Wallace, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rose Hill Saturday at noon, with the Rev. Cameron Hankins officiating. Burial will be at...

Died March 21, 2014 Mrs. Netta Mae Barnes Stevens, 86, 201 Gold Leaf Drive, Goldsboro, N.C., died Friday, March 21, 2014, at Wilson Medical Center. A celebration of her life will be held Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at 1...

June 18, 1950-March 21, 2014 Jean Hart Harper, 63, passed away peacefully Friday, March 21, 2014, with her family by her side. She was a member of the gospel group Renewed Harts, and enjoyed ministering God's word in song....

July 12, 1926-March 22, 2014 Olivia Ann Jacobi, 87, passed away Saturday at home. A celebration of life service will be held today (Monday) at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro. The...

Died March 22, 2014 Wilma Bernice Hargrove Melton, 78, 327 Robert Hargrove Road, Mount Olive, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be noon Tuesday at Goshen Disciples Church in Faison. Burial will be in Hargrove Cemetery. She...

Died March 22, 2014 Rose Speight Woodard, 82, Crumpler Road, Kenly, died at home Saturday. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Minshew-Coley Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Paul Brantley officiating. Burial will be in Kenly Cemetery. Born...

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Oct. 4, 1929-March 22, 2014 Edna Davis Burwell, 84, passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2014, at Wake Medical Center after a short illness. Edna was born in Wayne County on Oct. 4, 1929 to the late Leslie Cardonnell...

Oscar Louis Grant, 60, of Highway 581 South, Rosewood, died Thursday at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. A graveside service was held at Flatfield Cemetery in LaGrange. He was born Feb. 25, 1954, in Wayne County to Ora Jones Grant...

Homegoing services for Jean Hart Harper, of 2310 Gurganus Road in Snow Hill will be held Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. at Free Gospel PFWB Church in Snow Hill. The family will receive friends following the service. Visit www.howellfuneral.com...

Olivia Ann Jacobi, 87, passed away Saturday at home. A celebration of life service will be held Monday at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. The family will receive friends following the...

May 24, 1949-March 20, 2014 Donna Jean Kelly, 64, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. A time of gathering will be held Monday, March 24, 2014, at 7 p.m. at Saulston United...

Faye Lanier Butler Lavelle, 75, of Homosassa, Fla., died March 14, 2014. Formerly of Goldsboro, she and husband, Larry Butler, were active in the Young Republicans Club. She was an avid golfer, traveler, and bridge player. She is survived...

April 24, 1946-Marc 20, 2014 Glenda Gail Uzzell, 67, of Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Glenda was born April 24, 1946, in Wayne County to the late Richard and Alice Mae Hines...

April 26, 1939-March 19, 2014 Roy Neel Williams, 74, of Maryville, Tenn., was welcomed by God into the kingdom of Heaven on March 19, 2014. Roy was born April 26, 1939, in Searcy, Ark. He was a member of...

Keely Warren Hartsfield, 54, died March 10 in Houston, Texas. She was born in Goldsboro on May 14, 1959, to Henry and Frances Hartsfield. The funeral service will be conducted today at 6:30 p.m. at Casey Funeral Home Chapel....

MOUNT OLIVE -- Beadru Cile Miller, 87, of 204 E. Hillsboro St. died Tuesday at her residence. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late James and Letha Leggett Merrick. Homegoing service will be held Saturday...

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Aug. 28, 1994-March 17, 2014 "... weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning." Psalm 30:5 Tyrese Melik Best, 19, lovingly known by his family and friends as "Big L" of 709 N. Audubon Ave.,...

MOUNT OLIVE -- Nina M. Chestnutt, 87, of 300 College St., died Tuesday in Genesis Health Care. She was born Feb. 18, 1927 to Oscar and Rosie Bryant Chestnutt in Duplin County. Funeral services will be held Sunday at...

CLINTON -- Henry Clarence "Jack" Faulkner Jr., 88, of 208 Kimbrough Road died in Mary Gran Nursing Center on Wednesday. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Allard officiating....

Meaner Mae Whitley Moore, a resident of Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center, died Monday. Funeral services will be held Saturday at noon at Barnes Chapel M.B. Church, 1108 Rosewood Road. Burial will take place Monday at 10 a.m....

Doris B. Williams, 82, of 409 Grantham St., died March 14 in Rex Hospital. She was born Feb. 6, 1932 to Bryant Parks and Estella White Parks in Wayne County. She is survived by eight children. Funeral services will...

Carolyn "Sue" Wooten, 69, of 213 Olive St., died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born June 16, 1945 in Wayne County to Eddie Mack Bass and Esther Victoria Reed Bass. She is survived by her husband,...

DUDLEY -- Ellis Ray Wynn, 53, of 464 Durham Lake Road, died Monday in the Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born April 27, 1960, in Wayne County. He is survived by a son. Funeral services will be held Saturday...

Oct. 6, 1918-March 15, 2014 Mr. William "Bill" Carl Bizzell, 95, of Mount Olive passed away on March 15, 2014, with his family by his side. He was born on Oct. 6, 1918, in Mount Olive, and lived there...

May 16, 1946-March 17, 2014 Eddis Lee "Jug" Taylor, 67, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born May 16, 1946 in Lenoir County to Sue Kennedy Taylor of La Grange and the late Eddie Russell Taylor....

Dec. 4, 1931-March 17, 2014 Susan Carlyle Cunningham, 82, passed away on Monday, March 17, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Susan was born in Lenoir County on Dec. 4, 1931 to the late Samuel...

Feb. 28, 1942-March 15, 2014 Nancy Mayo Fabel, 72, passed away Saturday at Vidant Medical Center surrounded by her family. Nancy was born in Kennebec County, Maine, on Feb. 28, 1942, to the late John and Edwina Grevoius Mayo....

Willie Clarence Moore "Willie C.," 88, of 105 Springhill St., formerly of Kinston, died March 13 at his home. Homegoing celebration will be held Thursday from the Antioch Free Will Baptist Church with General Vice Bishop Malcolm Johnson officiating...

GREENVILLE -- Mildred P. Stallings, 81, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center. The funeral service will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Wilkerson Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Mrs. Stallings, a native of Wayne...

Dec. 17, 1924-March 14, 2014 Elsie Gloraine Howell Herring, 89, died Friday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Bennie Sr. and Lillian Durham Howell, and the wife of...

May 3, 1939-March 16, 2014 Eleanor McCullen Hughes Leonard, 74, passed away Saturday, March 15, at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. She was surrounded by her family. Eleanor was born in Sampson County, N.C., on May 3, 1939, to the...

Sept. 25, 1931-March 13, 2014 Albert Philip Lohr, 82, of Chesterfield, Va., went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 13, 2014. He is survived by his beloved wife of 55 years, Inez Lohr; daughters, Debi Lohr and...

Died March 11, 2014 James Needom Smith, 72, of the Greenevers Community, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Monday at Eveready Full Gospel Tabernacle, Warsaw,, with pastor Faye Baker officiating. Burial will follow...

Died March 13, 2014 Dorothy Smith Tyndall, formerly of Faison, died Thursday at Mary Gran Nursing Center. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Faison Cemetery, with Elder Derl Walker and the Rev. James Tyndall Jr. officiating. She...

Died March 11, 2014 Eula Mae Wynn, 96, a resident of Genesis Health and Rehabilitation, died Tuesday. She is the daughter of the late Jacob and Luella Jacobs Lee and the wife of the late William Dortch Wynn Sr....

Friday, March 14, 2014

July 24, 1950-March 10, 2014 Harry Louis Cox, 63, Princeton, died Monday. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. He was born July 24, 1950, in...

March 12, 1928-March 13, 2014 Ben Kominksy Jr., 86, Mount Olive, retired from United States Marine Corps and a native of Orlando, Fla., passed away early Thursday at Wake Medical Center. Full military burial rites will be rendered at...

Died March 6, 2014 Lula Bell Warren, 76, Snow Hill, died March 6. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Little Creek Free Will Baptist Church. Interment Warren Family Cemetery. She was married to Jesse Warren. She is survived...

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Aug. 10, 1952-March 10, 2014 Lee Roy Debrow, 61, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Memorial service will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. A repast will follow at the...

Died March 8, 2014 Geneva Christine Harris, 92, formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday. Funeral will be at Holloway Memorial Funeral Home Saturday at 1 p.m. with visitation at noon. She is survived by a daughter....

Died March 8, 2014 Essie Pearl Moore, 93, Magnolia, died Saturday at Vidant Health Systems in Greenville. Funeral will be at New First Baptist Kenansville Church Saturday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Tommy Jones officiating. Burial will be...

Died March 10, 2014 Esther Mae Holmes Williams, 79, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Wave of Glory Faith Ministries, with elder James Williams Jr. as eulogist and elder William Pickett...

Died March 11, 2014 Margaret Ann Zills, 78, passed peacefully into our savior's arms in the late afternoon of March 11, 2014, in the presence of her family after a long illness. Margaret was born in Boston, England, in...

June 9, 1936-March 10, 2014 Jesse Ray Evans, 77, Selma, died Monday in Johnston Medical Center. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Thursday in Hephzibah Baptist Church. Burial will be in Woodard Cemetery. He was born June 9, 1936, in...

May 20, 1925-March 10, 2014 Effie Ruth Maxwell Pike died Monday, March 10, 2014. She passed in peace surrounded by her beloved family and friends. Effie Ruth was born in Goldsboro, N.C., May 20, 1925, the first of two...

Nov. 26, 1952-March 9, 2014 Judy Diane Braswell Price was born Nov. 26, 1952, in Wayne County, and died March 9, 2014, at Kitty Askins in Goldsboro, N.C. She was preceded in death by her father, William Henry Rudolph...

Nov. 4, 1958-March 2, 2014 Anthony Duane Stoner, 55, E. Walnut St., died March 2, 2014 at home. Burial will be at a later date. He was born in Clark County, Wash., to Arthur and Violt Braack Stoner. Arrangements...

Died March 6, 2014 John Lee Coley, 80, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Wednesday at noon at The House of Prayer in Dudley, with the Rev. Moses Darden officiating and the Rev. Robert A. Fairley...

April 12, 1922-March 9, 2014 Evangelist Vernez E. Daggett was born April 12, 1922, in Henrietta, N.C. She peacefully rested in the arms of the Lord, March 9, 2014, in Goldsboro, N.C., at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She leaves...

Died March 5, 2014 Charles Graham, 67, 407 Park Ave., Wilson, died Wednesday. Graveside service will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday at Rest Haven Cemetery in Wilson. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

Monday, March 10, 2014

Died March 6, 2014 John Lee Coley, 80, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Wednesday at noon at The House of Prayer, with the Rev. Moses Darden officiating and apostle Elijah Forte presiding. Interment will be...

Died March 5, 2014 Charles Ray Graham, 67, 407 Park Ave., Wilson, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Rest Haven Cemetery in Wilson. He was the son of the...

Died March 8, 2014 Otis Tilghman Griffin, 69, Snow Hill, died Saturday. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Mewborn Family Cemetery. He was married to Julie Whitted Griffin. He is survived by three sons. Visitation will be...

Sunday, March 9, 2014

March 3, 1937-March 7, 2014 Mr. George Edward "Tommy" Beamon, 77, LaGrange, died Friday evening, March 7, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his loving family. A native of Greene County, he was born March 3, 1937,...

Dec. 10, 1922-March 3, 2014 Chester Lee Canady, 91, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at New Greenleaf Church of Christ, with Elder Dr. Dorothy Heath. Burial will be in Old Mill...

Oct. 4, 1941-March 7, 2014 Harry Guynn Harrell, 72, passed peacefully into that far better life with his Lord and savior, while surrounded by his family at his home. His courage during this fight with cancer was typical of...

Feb. 17, 1946-March 5, 2014 Eunice Delores Hines, 68, S. Harding Drive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be today at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial will be at Evergreen...

March 15, 1929-March 5, 2014 Howard William "Jack" Jackson Jr., lifelong Mount Olive resident, died Wednesday afternoon, March 5, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was 84. Funeral services will be held by the graveside at 3 p.m....

Died March 7, 2014 John Stacy King passed away March 7, 2014, at his home in Swansboro, N.C. He was born in Bunn Level, N.C., in 1928 to John William and Genevra Wilkinson King. He graduated from Atlantic Christian...

July 23, 1974-March 6, 2014 Cynthia Herndon Smith, loving mother, wife, daughter and teacher, passed away Thursday evening at the University of North Carolina Memorial Hospital surrounded by family and friends. Cynthia had fought a year-long battle with leukemia,...

Died March 8, 2014 Harold T. Wise, 68, Mount Olive, died Saturday, March 8, 2014. Funeral service will be Monday, March 10, 2014, at 6 p.m. at West and Dunn Funeral Home chapel in Newton Grove, with the Rev....

Died March 6, 2014 Cecil Allen Kelly Sr., 85, Kenly, died at Barbour Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Smithfield Thursday. He will be cremated. Born in Duplin County, he was the son of the late Frank Kelly and...

July 6, 1939-March 6, 2014 Audrey Joan Geiser Palmer, 74, Summerlin's Crossroads Road, Mount Olive, died Thursday morning, March 6, at Sampson Regional Medical Center. Her life will be remembered in a service to be held Saturday, March 8,...

May 18, 1924-March 5, 2014 John Edwin Weyher Jr., M.D., 89, died March 5, 2014, at his home in Wilmington, N.C. Dr. Weyher was born May 18, 1924, in Kinston, N.C., son of the late John Edwin Weyher Sr....

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Died March 3, 2014 Mr. Needham Core Sr., 92, 506 Weaver Drive, Goldsboro, died Monday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral services will be held Saturday at noon at St. Mark Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ,...

June 2, 1942-March 4, 2014 John Reid King, 71, Four Oaks, died Tuesday at Johnston Medical Center in Smithfield. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at Casey Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Dennis Pollock officiating. Burial will be...

Jan. 28, 1953-March 4, 2014 Ronnie Franklin Wagner, 61, Kenansville, died Tuesday at home. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Pinecrest Cemetery. He was born Jan. 28, 1953, in Duplin County to Harold Franklin Wagner and Margaret...

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Died Feb. 28, 2014 Gabriel Logan Baker, three-year and nine-month-old little angel, was taken to his heavenly home Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, at Vidant Medical Center. A service to celebrate his precious life will be held Friday, March 7,...

Died March 3, 2014 David Brown, 79, Magnolia, died Monday at the home of his daughter. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. today in Devotional Gardens mausoleum chapel. He was married to Annie Brown. He is survived by two...

July 26, 1949-March 4, 2014 John Randy Bruno, 64, died early Tuesday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Waterbury, Conn., he was the son of the late Patrick John Bruno and Kathleen Dudley Bruno. He was preceded in...

Feb. 26, 1962-Feb. 27, 2014 Darrell Delon Cooke, 52, Greenville, died Thursday at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenville. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of James Fred and Betty Jane Cooke of Goldsboro. Early in life, Darrell...

June 1, 1932-March 3, 2014 Wallace Frederick "Fred" Scott, 81, LaGrange, passed away Monday, March 3, 2014, at his home surrounded by his family. Fred was born in Pittsylvania County, Va., June 1, 1932, to the late William B....

Oct. 26, 1945-March 3, 2014 Arnold Gaitan DuBois, 68, Faison, died at Kitty Askins Hospice Center Monday, March 3, after a long illness. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Joseph and Myrtle Blackwell DuBois, and...

June 27, 1943-March 2, 2014 Christine "Chris" Lane Lozier, 70, died Sunday night at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Sampson County, she was the daughter of the late R.J. and Lillie Mae Lane and grandmother of the late Steven...

Nov. 16, 1921-March 3, 2014 Lillian Edwards Mitchell, 92, Princeton, died Monday morning at her home. Born Nov. 16, 1921, in Johnston County to the late Joe S. and Lois Rowe Edwards, she was the widow of Willie Mitchell...

Monday, March 3, 2014

Feb. 8, 1922-March 1, 2014 GRANTHAM -- Myrtle Tatum Denning, 92, died Saturday afternoon at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Bladen County, she was the daughter of the late William Geddie and Annie Davis Tatum. Myrtle kept many...

Sunday, March 2, 2014

April 10, 1922-Feb. 28, 2014 Leslie L. Anderson, 91, longtime Mount Olive resident, passed away early Friday morning, Feb. 28, while a patient at Wayne Memorial Hospital. After graduation from high school in 1940, he enlisted in the United...

March 12, 1924-Feb. 25, 2014 Hazel T. Carawan, 89, died Tuesday night at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Born in Andalusia, Ala., she was the daughter of the late Houston Beade Thrower and Annie Esther Adams, and wife of the...

Nov. 16, 1920-Feb. 28, 2014 Philippa "Phil" Best Darush, 93, passed away peacefully in the early hours of Friday morning at Premier Nursing and Rehab Center in Jacksonville surrounded by her family. She had been a resident of Jacksonville...

July 6, 1925-Feb. 23, 2014 Anna Barbara Hannon, 88, formerly of Princeton, died Feb. 23 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenville. Burial will be in Germany. She was born in Germany July 6, 1925, to the late Wencel and...

Died Feb. 26, 2014 Louvenia Lane, 89, Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will be tonight from 2 to...